Tag: Shrimp
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Camoflauge with Bright Colors: The Red-banded transparent Shrimp
California tide pooling comes with the big and famous animals that all beachgoers want to see: anemones, sea stars, urchins, and crabs. But many other very common animals don’t get noticed, despite being all around. The red-banded transparent shrimp (Heptacarpus sitchensis) is one of them. Look closely and you’ll begin to notice these tiny, often…
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